The Greenville times., 1887-10-01

can come 30 Greenviile With the assJf-
anoe Of getting steady work at good
wages.
The very greatest Of GreeHYille's
needs j. an increase in ths number Of
tenement houses. There has been no
time in the past eighteen months or
two years when the supply Of small I
residences has met the demands Of ten 4
ants This naturally establishes 4
high, even exOrbitant and oppressive /
rate Of rent. Persons seeking good
investment can not better employ
their means than in building houses Of
the class suitable to small families.
The growth Of the town has already
oyerlapped the corporation boundaries
on every side. This neeessitates an
extension Of the area at the next ses-
sion Of the Legislature; taking in the
present and Immediately prospective
limits. BY examination Of the county
records we find that there has been
total Of real estate town lot sales since
January LIST, 1886, of s250,OO0. Only
small proportion of this i of lots
sold twice. The great bulk is of actual
sales from holders to builders, for their
own use. This affords fair idea of the
towns increase.
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS.
While Greenyille can h no means be
called a manufacturing town, its list
Of factories has increased materially
during the past twelve months; with
still further additions in prospect.
As several of the principal Of these in
dustries are given especial notice in this
issue, we win barely enumerate them in
the aggregate.
The most important manufacturing
establishments in the heart of cotton
country are, Of course, the compress
and oil mill Of which Greenville has
two Of each. The American Oil Trust
mill is the largest in the State. The
Planters, a "home institution is now
enlarged and fully equipped, as viii be
seen by its special notice which we
publish.
The Greenville compress, Morse of
largest capacity, was built last season.
It has been greatly added to in shed
capacity and other economies and ap-
plances, and is now at work upon the
present crop. With competent corps
Of employees, directed by Messrs.
Pollock, President Erwin, superinten-
dent, and Mcdonald, secretary, opera
tions viii assuredly be satisfactory. II
is elsewhere noticed and in detail.
The Planters compress, Jas. f. Negus
President, is being built rapidly and
win be ready for work in November.
II is projected on a complete scale,
and Is most advantageously located
and will receive full share OF
the town COMPRISING. With the
lowest estimate of receipts there will
be cotton enough to afford both press.
es n profitable business.
Our two large and well managed
lumber manufactures and planning
mills are discussed fully elsewhere
There is complete planning mill es
tablishmcnt, owned by II. w. Comor
contractor; the oldest establishment o
the kind in town. A splendid Brici
Yard, steam, Scott Il Sims, Wagon
and Carriage factory, Head Il Co
Two Foundries and Boiler Makers
Walls and Noes, an lee Mandatory
skinner n Dcaton's Steam Gin ant
Grist Mill and Cotton Pickery; ON,
steam Tank and Coffin Mandatory
Sommer Il Sons, complete the list 0
Manufactures. In round numbers
these establishments represent abou
100000 capital, anc employ near 50
men. II is u meagre showing com
pared with the trade of the town an,
the demand of the surrounding coun
try for common grades of planting i'm
plements.
This list is conspicuous by omission
which ought not to exist. There are II
cottonmills or any of the many branch
; cs Of wood works which common us
and ample supply of material ought t
secure.
So manifest would be the advantaSc
of u cotton mill here that the wan
will certainly be soon supplied. Sit
uated in the heart of SO superior
cotton country, Greenville has the ad
, vantage of being one of the mos
: favorable places in the South for th
Manufacturing of cotton cloths an,
yarns. There is now produced an
!. nually within radius of fifty miles 0
this place about 10000 bales of th
famous long staple Allen cotton whic
= is not inferior in gloss and staple t
the Sea Island cotton. Land is chea
and coal is delivered here at $3.50 pc
ton. a Factory located here woul,
haze the advantage ofhavingno freigh
TO pay for its raw material. cheap Ian,
cheap fuel and cheap labor; wit
every advantage that nature can be
stow. We have no doubt but that to
responsible company the land woul,
:, be donated and that Il large amount o
the stock would be taken here. Z
factory located at Falls River Mass. ha
to pay about $3.50 per bale freigh
upon its cotton. Ii the factory con
sumo annually 10000 bales of cottoi
thrv nnV In frpivht alone S29h OOO